Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Odessa council approves RFPs to lease city mineral tracts, including small parcels beneath residential areas
Summary
The City Council approved issuing four requests for proposals to lease mineral rights under several small tracts — including parcels beneath residential neighborhoods — after outside counsel described lateral drilling from pads south of I‑20; a single councilmember opposed the motion.
The Odessa City Council voted 1 to oppose and approved issuing four requests for proposals (RFPs) to lease city-owned mineral tracts, including small parcels located beneath residential areas, council meeting minutes and remarks show.
Outside counsel Steve Posick, partner at Brockett, McNeil & Posick LLP, told the council the set of RFPs (RFP 25‑51310‑05 through ‑08) grew out of an inquiry from Diamondback Energy about a 0.13‑acre parcel near Tenth and Idlewood. He said the city grouped that parcel with three other small tracts — near Eighth and Washington, Twelfth and Muskingum and Thirteenth and Washington — "for the sake of efficiency" and to put them "out into the marketplace." Posick said…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
